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16 12 2019 | 11:24

COP25: Longest climate talks end with compromise deal.

The longest United Nations climate talks on record have finally ended in Madrid with a compromise deal. Exhausted delegates reached agreement on the key question of increasing the global response to…

14 12 2019 | 15:06

Renewables: The policy vision for a net-zero future.

The General Election is a huge opportunity for a new government to make a transformative difference to climate change through investment in renewables, Juliet Davenport, chief executive and founder…

14 12 2019 | 15:04

AFRICA: EIB and TDB lend $120 million to SMEs for renewable energy.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has recently partnered with the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) to open a USD 120 million credit line. It is intended to finance…

14 12 2019 | 14:48

Coal is destroying South Africa. Renewables are the future.

Eskom is too big to fail. The fate of the power utility and the fate of this country are one and the same. And right now plans to rescue Eskom lie in doubling down on its coal-fired power plants, on…

13 12 2019 | 12:08

COP25, social movements and climate justice.

A declaration on climate crisis, energy transition and extractivism in Latin America. Social movements were organising their opposition to COP25 - in which those most affected by climate violence…

13 12 2019 | 10:39

Πού «πάσχει» το Εθνικό Σχέδιο για την Ενέργεια.

Πριν λίγες μέρες ανακοινώθηκε από την κυβέρνηση το Εθνικό Σχέδιο για την Ενέργεια και το Κλίμα. Παρουσιάζονται σε αυτό οι στόχοι και οι προκλήσεις για την μετάβαση της χώρας σε μία οικονομία χαμηλού…

07 12 2019 | 08:57

Χαμηλές οι κλιματικές επιδόσεις της Ελλάδας.

Παρά την ολοένα αυξανόμενη ευαισθητοποίηση για το σοβαρότατο θέμα της κλιματικής αλλαγής, παρατηρείται, ακόμη, σημαντικό έλλειμμα σε εθνικό επίπεδο στην υιοθέτηση ολοκληρωμένων αλλά και πρακτικών…

07 12 2019 | 08:43

Ελληνοτουρκικά και υδρογονάνθρακες - Προκλήσεις, προοπτικές.

Η Τουρκία, προωθώντας την παράνομη ΑΟΖ με Λιβύη, είναι βέβαιο ότι θα προχωρήσει και σε επόμενα βήματα, όπως αυτά έχουν ήδη προαναγγελθεί από τη στρατηγική της «Γαλάζιας Πατρίδας». Βρισκόμαστε μπροστά…

06 12 2019 | 08:28

Solar photovoltaic power capacity to exceed 8,000 GW by 2050.

Global solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity is expected to exceed 8,000 Gigawatt (GW) by 2050, 18 times the current levels, according to an analysis by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

06 12 2019 | 08:23

REN21 Report Highlights Cities’ Role in Sustainable Energy Transition.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS -‘REN21 Renewables in Cities 2019 Global Status Report’ examines the role of cities in accelerating a transition to sustainable energy. -The report emphasizes that cities are…

06 12 2019 | 08:20

Save the Children: Climate Crisis Causing Hunger for Millions of Africans.

LONDON - Millions of people in southern and eastern Africa are facing emergency food insecurity partly caused by climate change, half of them children, according to the charity Save the Children. The…

06 12 2019 | 08:04

Low-carbon road paved with opportunities and challenges, EY says.

Few would doubt that the transition to low carbon provides the renewables industry with a massive opportunity. The challenges are not for the faint-hearted, however, as timescales accelerate,…

05 12 2019 | 07:32

Africa’s Civil Society Calls for Action as COP25 Kicks off in Madrid.

MADRID - During the 25th round of climate change negotiations starting today in Madrid, Spain, African civil society organisations will call on governments from both developing and developed nations…

05 12 2019 | 07:15

The Downside of Solar Energy.

As renewable energy expands, used photovoltaic panels are creating a growing waste problem—but recycling could be the answer.

05 12 2019 | 07:07

Floods predicted to uproot 50 mln people a year as climate heats up.

MADRID - The number of people at risk of being forced from their homes by river flooding could surge to as many as 50 million a year by the end of the century if governments do not step up action to…

04 12 2019 | 15:33

Why Power-to-Gas May Flourish in a Renewables-Heavy World.

While still in its infancy, power-to-gas provides a promising approach to convert renewable power into “green” hydrogen and methane, furnishing the renewables sector with a potentially lucrative…

04 12 2019 | 15:29

For hydrogen to be truly 'clean' it must be made with renewables, not coal.

Using hydrogen as a clean fuel is an idea whose time may be coming. For Australia, producing hydrogen is alluring: it could create a lucrative new domestic industry and help the world achieve a…

04 12 2019 | 15:24

As Earth faces climate catastrophe, US set to open nearly 200 power plants.

Powerful hurricanes. Record-breaking heatwaves. Droughts that bring ruin to farmers. Raging forest fires. The mass die-off of the world's coral reefs. Food scarcity.  To avoid a climate change…

04 12 2019 | 15:08

Is the world ready to end the coal era and embrace clean energy?

Access to electricity has transformed the world, helping countries to develop their economies, and lifting millions out of poverty. However, this success has come at a great cost: the energy sector,…